The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-15
Are Given a ROuSing Well
come at Washington.
AN APPEAL FOR IRELAND
in Which Number of Distinguished
Americans Render Eloquent
and dearly Sympathy.
t,istlngulshfd Recsrtion

seption rendered to the illustrious
Irishmen, Esmende and o Conner, this
evening, was as hearty a response of
American sympsthy on the question OF
Irish wrongs, as these gentlemen could
well wish.
When the distinguished guests ar
rived at the Temple, they we're escorted
to their seats on platforms, where q
large aumber of Senators and Repre-
sentative5 were present TO to them
honor
Senator Sherman was chosen chair
man. He was greeted with loud ap
plause, and in acknowledging the COM
piiment, said he believed he spoke the
general voice of the people in every
part of the Union, when he said
TO the distinguished guests that the
sympathy of America went forth
fully and heartily in the strong des,re
that they might have home rule in
Ireland to the full extent demanded by
Parneil and Gladstone. He wanted
Ireland TO possess the same rights az
those enjoyed by the people of the
United States. Why was 1t the British
government denied to the epTo
Of the British Empire what was
conferred Oh all the colonies
bad led in she advance of all the great
battles which England had fought for
two centuries. Ireland had furnished
the Demosthenes and Ciceros of modern
times. Ireland had produced great
men in every branch of life. He hoped
the pleading voice Of Gladstone, the
greatest statesman of the age, would
induce the British Parliament to grant
home rule.
Senator ingalls,, after the applause
with which he was greeted had sub
sided, said, two illustrious I!ish mem-.
bers Of the British Parliament have
crossed the ocean to tell the story of
the wrongs of Ireland. They are here
for the purpose of ascertaiDing the
sentiments OF the American people up
on this great question. which ls Row
occupying the attention OF men all over
the civilized world. We have assembled
this evening for the purpose
OF saying that the cause of
Ireland is the cause of America, and
the cause of humanity itself. II We are
called Upou 10 chose between expressing
our syupathies for Great Britain and
for Ireland in this contest, no American
citizen will long hesitate as to what his
preferences shall be. Great Britain
should not forget that If 1000 ,00O
of people determine to De free, they
can never be snslaYed. Great Britain
should not forget that 5000 600
OF citissns, in the original
achieved their independence under far
less proYocation than z 900 900 OF the
Irish people nave endured for centu-
ries he did not desire to intrude upon
the comfy of nations. but he conld not
forget that brutal and degraded
British soldiery, within the memory of
men who might be now within hearing
of his voice, had sacked this capital.
He could not forget that 10 every great
crisis in American history we have
had to contend with the ill will
and malevoience of the govern
ing classes Of Great Britain,
that she concerted with the south,
sQuiVoosted with the north, aud con-
tInued everything short of actual hos
tility, to secure the downfall OF the
American Union. During that awful
period there was not a battlefield for
American liberty which was not inside
dlustrious by Irish valor and con-
secrated by Irish blood.
He thsn introduced Sir Arthur
O'Connor. who was received with
loud cheers. He said he Was
sensible of the greatness and sacred
ness of the cause which he had the
honor to represent here in Washington,
the headquarters of freedom, the capt.
tsl of the grandeSt and treest COM
munity the world had ever seen. No
cause which was not just could call for
such distinguished audience. Ireland
was attempting, by force of organized
public opinion, constitutional and
pesceful means, to secure the repeal
Anf nf n-f
1t was attempting to repeal
nor spoke eloQuently Of the wrongs en-
durrd by ireland during the seven
hundred years of English rule since
the Conquest. and proceeded to give
picture Of the oppression and hardship
to which the Irish people were com
PEELED to bow, and detailed the demand |
which the Home Rule party made upon |
the British government. They had |
come here to thank America for her |
past sid, and to ask for its continuance |
until the crisis now pending ID past.
Senator HaWiey was the next speaker. /
He said the speech of Mr.. O'Conuor |
was a statement of a terrible fact, q |
terrible argument. Humanity every !
which must be remedied. He Joined |
very gladly in the welcome TO these
distinguished representatives of the |
great Liberal party of the great British |
Empire.
Resolutions were unanimously |
adopted extending hearty greeting to |
Messrs. Esmonde and O'Connor, and |
protes ting. ia the name OF humanity, |
against the Tory policy toward Ireland, |
as being subyersiSe Of liberty, of right |
and OF justice; declaring that the people |
of Ireland may well arrsign their OPP |
posers before the civilized world IN
Thomas .Iefferson's words: You have
Destroyed the lives of our people Win 3
cruelty and perfdy scarcely paraileled
in The most bartar3us age, aud totally
unworthy i civilized nation" express
lug admiration for Parneil and ii e
IiiSh parliamentary member, al
thanking Gladstone for his course to
ward ireland and pledgiDg hnsaeis,
aid to tns lri b people.